PHYSICAL SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND UPDATED CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERT
positive;negative
Protons have _________ eletric charge; electrons have ________ electric charge.
net charge
In most atoms, the charges of the protons and electrons cancel each other out and the
atom has no ________
electrons
Atoms become charged by gaining or losing ___________
Static electricity; electric charges
_______________-the accumulation of excess ____________ on an object.
Law of Conservation of charge; created; destroyed
_______________- charge may be transferred from object to object, but it cannot be
________ or __________.
attract; repel
Opposite charges _______, and like charges __________.
distance; electric field
Charges can act on each other even at a _________, b/c any charge that is placed in
an ___________ will be published or pulled by the field.
conductors; metals
, Electrons move more easily through _______, like _________
insulators
Electrons do not move easily through __________, such as plastic, wood, rubber, and
glass.
contact
Charge by _________
touching; rubbing
The process of transferring charge by _________ or __________.
rubbing
Example: static electricity from your feet ___________ the carpet
induction
Charging by __________
charge
The rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby ___________
object.
positively
Example: a negatively charged balloon near your sleeve causes an area of your sleeve
to become ________ charged
discharge
Static __________
air
A transfer of charge through _______ between 2 objects b/c of a buildup of static
electricity.
ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERT
positive;negative
Protons have _________ eletric charge; electrons have ________ electric charge.
net charge
In most atoms, the charges of the protons and electrons cancel each other out and the
atom has no ________
electrons
Atoms become charged by gaining or losing ___________
Static electricity; electric charges
_______________-the accumulation of excess ____________ on an object.
Law of Conservation of charge; created; destroyed
_______________- charge may be transferred from object to object, but it cannot be
________ or __________.
attract; repel
Opposite charges _______, and like charges __________.
distance; electric field
Charges can act on each other even at a _________, b/c any charge that is placed in
an ___________ will be published or pulled by the field.
conductors; metals
, Electrons move more easily through _______, like _________
insulators
Electrons do not move easily through __________, such as plastic, wood, rubber, and
glass.
contact
Charge by _________
touching; rubbing
The process of transferring charge by _________ or __________.
rubbing
Example: static electricity from your feet ___________ the carpet
induction
Charging by __________
charge
The rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby ___________
object.
positively
Example: a negatively charged balloon near your sleeve causes an area of your sleeve
to become ________ charged
discharge
Static __________
air
A transfer of charge through _______ between 2 objects b/c of a buildup of static
electricity.
